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This paper focuses on the promotion of civil society as an important aspect of European development cooperation. The author states that the more democracy, human rights and good governance become central criteria of development cooperation, the more it is faced with the challenge of identifying more precisely the tasks, chances and risks of promoting civil society groups and of coming to an agreement on a meaningful division of labor. He concludes suggesting items for discussion on how projects and programs should be designed and which player should assume which role.